Welcome to ECLC's weekly email for members with kids & youth ages 0-18, teachers & other volunteers in faith formation, and anyone who wants to be in the know about CYF ministries at ECLC.
Have you lived in or traveled to a different country? Have you signed up to share some of your experiences abroad with ECLC kids on Sunday mornings, as part of the ecumenical prayer cycle. The list of countries still in need of "show and tell prayers" is waiting for you at the sign-up center!
1. Ella Baker
2. Martin Luther King, Jr.
3. Rosa Parks
4. Petra Kelly
5. Dorothy Day
6. Barbara Deming
7. Cesar Chavez
8. Henry David Thoreau
9. Oscar Romero
10. Bayard Rustin
11. Fanny Lou Hamer
12. Mario Savio
13. Leo Tolstoy
14. Judy Bari
15. Kenjiro Tokutomi
16. Sophie Scholl
17. Malati Choudhury
18. Ken Saro-Wiwa
19. Chico Mendes
20. lala Lajpat Rai
21. Mohandas K. Gandhi (shown as a young lawyer in South Africa)
This week, in addition to the DO JUSTICE! retreat for GR 9-12 youth, and our prayer station for taking up justice during the church season of Lent, we have the opportunity to be church together as part of a 50th anniversary commemoration of the march from Selma to Birmingham to fight for voters' rights. There is still time to add your name at the sign-up center!
CROSSING BRIDGES: SELMA to MINNEAPOLIS. March with 25 ECLCers this Sunday from 2-4 pm. We'll gather at the State Capitol at 2 pm, march 1/2 mile to Central Presbyterian, and hear speakers on continued racial disparity today.
***During GR 1-5 large-group we'll be working with clay, and an exercise in centering prayer. This exercise is a continuation of last week's "Little Easter" activity. Please help child(ren) enter Rm 100 in silence, promptly at 9:45 am. Parents are encouraged to join us in this exercise for all ages.***
GR 1 - 5 gather in Rm 100 for prayer stones and centering prayer
GR 6 - 8 gather in Rm 112 to engage in Rebuilding Detroit, followed by participating in the "J" is for Justice prayer station, in the sanctuary.
10:00 - 10:10 am
PK - K move to classrooms with teachers
GR 1-3 remain in Rm 100 for the Holy Moly video (Maundy Thursday)
GR 4-5 move to Rm 109 for the Connect video (Commandments)
10:10 - 10:40 am
GR 4 move to classroom with teacher(s)
GR 5 move to classroom with teacher(s)
10:40 am Parents pick up their young children.
11:00 am ALL AGES worship with Holy Communion.
Wednesday | Mar 11, 2015 | Lenten Wednesday
Confirmation groups will not meet, but please join us for soup supper, "station of the cross" prayers, and Taize / Holden Evening Prayer at 6:00 pm. Youth will continue meeting with their mentors, March 11, 18 and 25. Thank you to everyone who made the trip last night to our partner congregation, St. Paul's Lutheran in Minneapolis!
